The Bachelor of Business (Honours) Degree offers students the opportunity to develop academic research skills and knowledge while advancing their disciplinary knowledge within a collegial, cross-disciplinary environment with students across the Faculty of Business and Law.

Completion of the course at a sufficient standard of achievement will provide an important pathway into higher degrees by research such as doctorates and masters by research. It will also provide a distinctive badge of high achievement to present to prospective employers.

• Location:
  City Flinders
• College:
  College of Business
• Duration:
  1 years
• Intake:
  February
• Course code:
  BHBB
• CRICOS:
  074753B
• Fees:
  A$10080.00 per semester
• This information is for international students.
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How to apply

A range of excellent career outcomes are provided by this course including the capacity to demonstrate high order academic and research skills to prospective employers in a range of professions including management, information systems, accounting, logistics and transport, finance, international trade and banking and finance.

Learn more about your career options on the Australian government's Career Information and Resources website.

The primary objectives of the course are to:

1. provide students with an opportunity to enhance their research ability and permits further studies and specialisation in their discipline;
2. provide students a clear pathway to higher degrees by research within the faculty, for example PhDs and DBA;
3. provide students with well developed research and writing skills;
4. build on and extend the knowledge developed in the Bachelor of Business or relevant undergraduate programs; and
5. to improve students success and entry into the graduate employment market as honours graduates with a recognised higher qualification.

The course consists of two compulsory (core) research units - BBB4001 Business Research Methods and BBB4002 Contemporary Business Research, 2 elective units (chosen by the individual student subject to the final approval of the course coordinator) and a research thesis unit - BBB4003 Honours Research Thesis. Students must complete 96 credit points through academic study in order to graduate. All units of study carry a value of 12 credit points with the exception of BBB4003 Honours Research Thesis which carries a total of 48 credit points.

• Business Research Methods

  Unit code

  BBB4001

  Credits

  12

• Contemporary Business Research

  Unit code

  BBB4002

  Credits

  12

• Honours Research Thesis

  Unit code

  BBB4003

  Credits

  48

• Admission to the Bachelor of Business (Honours) requires a minimum credit average across second and third year level units of study offered by the Faculty of Business and Law at Victoria University.

English language requirements

Find out if you meet the entry requirements, including English language and academic requirements.